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Decreased funding and changes in the model for mental health coverage have forced Alabama Psychiatric Services to shut its doors, effective Feb. 13, according to a statement released by the company.

The statewide psychiatric care group announced the closure yesterday to employees and posted signs in its offices blaming the closure on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama. According to the letter to patients posted in an office on Montclair Road, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama recently shifted several members to plans with higher co-pays and deductibles, and reduced membership in a plan that sustained Alabama Psychiatric Services.